Global Patent Index - EP 4267903 A1

EP 4267903 A1 20231101 - HYBRID HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (en)

HYBRID HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (de)

HYBRIDWÄRMETAUSCHER

Title (fr)

ÉCHANGEUR DE CHALEUR HYBRIDE

Publication

EP 4267903 A1 20231101 (EN)

Application

EP 21912146 A 20211222

Priority

  • US 202063129796 P 20201223
  • US 2021064878 W 20211222

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2022196330A1] In one aspect, a hybrid heat exchanger that includes a metallic serpentine tube having an inlet end portion to receive a process fluid, an outlet end portion, and a series of runs and return bends directing the process fluid from the inlet end portion to the outlet end portion of the metallic serpentine tube. The hybrid heat exchanger further includes a thermally conductive polymer body thermally integrated with the serpentine tube. The thermally conductive polymer body has an outer surface to be contacted by a fluid, such as air and/or water. The thermally conductive polymer body is configured to transfer heat between the metallic serpentine tube and the fluid contacting the outer surface of the thermally conductive polymer body. The outer surface of the thermally conductive polymer body includes surface enhancement features that affect flow of the fluid across the outer surface of the thermally conductive polymer body.

IPC 8 full level

F28F 21/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B33Y 80/00 (2014.12 - EP); F28D 1/0477 (2013.01 - EP KR); F28D 1/05383 (2013.01 - US); F28F 1/022 (2013.01 - US); F28F 1/126 (2013.01 - KR US); F28F 1/20 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 1/22 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 1/30 (2013.01 - US); F28F 1/325 (2013.01 - KR); F28F 21/062 (2013.01 - EP KR); F28F 25/087 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 2215/00 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 2255/06 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 2260/02 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 2265/32 (2013.01 - US); Y02E 60/14 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 12038233 B2 20240716; US 2022196330 A1 20220623; AU 2021409989 A1 20230706; CN 116685824 A 20230901; EP 4267903 A1 20231101; EP 4267903 A4 20241113; JP 2024500781 A 20240110; KR 20230124054 A 20230824; MX 2023007604 A 20230710; WO 2022140552 A1 20220630

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 202117558203 A 20211221; AU 2021409989 A 20211222; CN 202180086721 A 20211222; EP 21912146 A 20211222; JP 2023537101 A 20211222; KR 20237025194 A 20211222; MX 2023007604 A 20211222; US 2021064878 W 20211222